Work supporting bracket



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Patented Dec. 29, 1942 UNETE.

WORK SUPPORTING BRACKET Walter E. Spindler, St. Louis, Mo., assignor to R. Lowenbaum Manufacturing 00., St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application April 6, 1942, Serial No. 437,858

2 Claims.

This invention relates generally to brackets and, more particularly, to a certain new and useful improvement in brackets adapted especially, though not exclusively, for the temporary support of garment or other work-pieces during manufacturing operations.

Wearing apparel garments, as an illustration, for example, womens dresses, comprise companion or matching pieces, such, for instance, as the sleeves, Waist-panels, belts, skirt-panels, yokes, trimmings, and so on, and in the building up and production of a particular garment, the various pieces as worked and individually finished by successive operators are given an identifying number and in an increasing bundle passed from one operator to the successive operator for completion of the garment.

The present invention has for its primary object the provision of a bracket uniquely constructed for facilitating the production of wearing apparel garments and the like by enabling the accumulation, with elimination of identifying marks, symbols, and the like, of the various work or garment pieces in an increasing bundle or batch for assembly into a completed garment.

My invention has for another object the provision of a bracket of the type and for the purpose stated which is simple and inexpensive in characters to the drawing, which illustrates practical embodiments of my invention, the bracket is preferably constructed as a unit of suitable metallic material and comprises a main or body-' member A of oblong-rectangular conformation in front elevation provided with rearwardly presented laterally projecting suitably spaced flanges I, 2, for mounting upon the margin of a sewing table or the like, the one flange 2 being preferably equipped with a clamping-screw 3 for impinging or securing engagement with the interposed table. 7

Projecting arcuately upwardly and forwardly from the member A, is an extension B of socalled goose-neck conformation, and formed on, and projecting forwardly from, the extension B, and disposed under, and in suitably spaced relation to, the bill b thereof, are companion upper structure, which may be conveniently attached upon an operators table, sewing machine, or the like, and which provides an efiicient seat for conveniently detachably supporting a pin or hook upon which the work-pieces may be attached as completed by successive operators and thereby grouped into an increasing bundle for assembly in due course into a particular garment.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a slightly modified bracket embodying my invention; and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the modified bracket of Figure 5. Referring now in more detail and by reference and lower rigid arms 4, 5, in turn, disposed in suitably spaced relation one to the other and the upper arm 4 being preferably of reduced length relatively to the lower arm 5.

Formed in the outer or free end of the lower arm 5, and longitudinally disposed relatively to the bracket-body A, is a slot or bifurcation 6, and also provided or formed in the outer or free end of the upper arm 4 and also longitudinally disposed relatively to the bracket-body A, is a bifurcation or recess 1 of suitable dimensions to receive a portion of the head or guard 8 of a safetypin C, as best seen in Figure 2, for purposes presently appearing.

Formed on the base of, and presented forwardly into, the recess or bifurcation I, is a block, as at 9, providing a rest or seat for the body-portion H] of the pin 0 when the latter is engaged or seated at its head 9 in the recess 1, as shown, the recess 6 at its base so registrably aligning with respect to the seat or block 9 that the body [0 of the pin C, when the pin C is so engaged at its head 8 in the upper recess 1, will extend obliquely relatively to the bracket-body A with the lower portion of its body It seated in the recess or slot 6 and with its pointed member other for the assembly in one increasing group of such pieces for incorporation in due course in the particular garment. And it will be observed that the bill b of the bracket projects over the pointed member H of the respective pin C and thereby guards the operator from injury in attaching the respective garment or work-pieces D thereupon.

The modified bracket of Figures 5 and 6 is similar structurally to the preferred form of the bracket illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, both inclusive, except that in the modified bracket of Figures 5 and 6 the extension B and the upper arm 4' are longitudinally cut away or slotted, as at I2. The arm 4 is thereby divided to comprise suitably spaced companion members 0, e, and extending transversely through the members e, is a bolt l3, threaded upon which is a wing-nut I4. The portion of the shank of bolt l3 presented intermediate the members e has the same function as that of the block 9 in providing a seat for the body IS of the pin C when the latter is engaged or seated at its head or guard 8 between the members e, the nut l4 being then threaded inwardly upon the bolt E3 for detachably through and by the members e clamping the pin C to its seat.

It should be understood that changes and modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the bracket may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bracket comprising a body-member adapted for mounting upon a table, an extension arouately projecting upwardly and outwardly from said body-member, spaced companion arms projecting forwardly from said extension and disposed under and in spaced relation to the bill thereof, one of said arms comprising spaced members and the other of said arms being registrably slotted in its forward end, and a bolt engaging said members for providing a pin-seat therebetween, said arms being of different lengths for supporting a safety-pin with its bodymember resting on said bolt and in said recess and obliquely disposed to the bracket bodymember and with its pointed member presented forwardly under, and in spaced relation from, the extension-bill to receive the work.

2. A bracket comprising a body-member adapted for mounting upon a table, an extension arcuately projecting upwardly and outwardly from said body-member, spaced companion arms projecting forwardly from said extension and disposed under and in spaced relation to the bill thereof, one of said arms and said body-member being registrably slotted for dividing said one arm into spaced yielding members and the other of said arms being registrably slotted in its forward end, a bolt engaging said members for providing a pin-seat therebetween, said arms being of different lengths for supporting a safety-pin with its body-member resting on said bolt and in said recess and obliquely disposed to the bracket body-member and with its pointed member presented forwardly under, and in spaced relation from, the extension-bill to receive the work, and means engaging said bolt for clamping said armmembers in gripping engagement with the seated pin.

WALTER E. SPINDLER. 

